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A Jewish family gathers in person and over video conferencing for Passover celebrations in 2020

This Passover, as in the past, will be a time to recognize tragedies and offer hope for the future

March 24, 2021

Jewish families will gather for Passover this year in circumstances that will, like the celebration itself, reflect on dark times while holding out for better to come. Assistant Professor Samuel L. Boyd shares on The Conversation.

students in classroom with COVID-era dividers

Going forth with standardized tests may cause more problems than it solves

March 5, 2021

Despite the disruption and challenges of COVID-19, standardized tests for America's students are expected to proceed this spring or fall. But what will the tests really show? Three 彩民宝典 experts share on The Conversation.

What鈥檚 really driving coal power鈥檚 demise?

March 2, 2021

Contrary to popular belief, falling natural gas prices didn鈥檛 significantly accelerate coal power plant retirements. Here鈥檚 what did. Leeds School of Business professors David Drake and Jeff York share on The Conversation.

On the hunt for dark matter

Feb. 25, 2021

In this week鈥檚 episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, postdoctoral fellow Benjamin Brubaker discusses a new way to speed up the search for one of the universe鈥檚 most elusive enigmas: dark matter.

The search for dark matter gets a speed boost from quantum technology

Feb. 10, 2021

Researchers have found a way to speed up the search for dark matter using technology from quantum computing. Postdoctoral fellow Benjamin Brubaker shares on The Conversation.

Person uses skis to traverse snowy New York City

What exactly is the polar vortex?

Feb. 9, 2021

The term 鈥減olar vortex鈥� is often used loosely to refer to unusually cold, snowy storms. The stratospheric polar vortex itself won鈥檛 appear in your backyard, but it does influence winter weather. Researchers Zachary Lawrence and Amy Butler share on The Conversation.

Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroad鈥�5 scholars explain

Jan. 26, 2021

The U.S. backing of the Paris Agreement has an influence on food security, health and safety, and the future warming of the planet. National Snow and Ice Data Center researcher Walt Meier and fellow scholars share on The Conversation.

Jill Biden holds the Bible as Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States

From Biden鈥檚 giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, 鈥榬eligion鈥� means different things to different people and different eras

Jan. 20, 2021

From the oath-taking on the Bible during the presidential swearing-in ceremony, to the 鈥渁we鈥� and 鈥渞estraint鈥� of the early Christian world, the meaning of 鈥渞eligion鈥� has gone through a long journey. Assistant Professor Sam Boyd shares on The Conversation.

Through her divisive rhetoric, education secretary DeVos leaves a troubled legacy of her own

Jan. 12, 2021

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has resigned. Sharing on The Conversation, 彩民宝典 Professor Kevin Welner and four other experts comment on the impact DeVos has had on education.

In Mike Pence, US evangelicals had their 鈥�24-karat-gold鈥� man in the White House鈥攍oyalty may tarnish that legacy

Jan. 6, 2021

As Mike Pence prepares for life after vice presidency, professor and religious scholar Deborah Whitehead looks back at the political and religious conversions that informed the politician鈥檚 worldview.

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